A Look Back At 2017 Worlds

LRCTrack Talk Post-Worlds 2017 Podcast We took a look back at the highs and lows of Worlds, wondered if Emma Coburn‘s gold was the result of white privilege and got excited for the rest of the DL season. Archive coming soon.

Good Read:NY Times:Russians Compete At Worlds, But Not For Their Country The article gives props to the IAAF for being a “lone wolf” with the Russian ban and reminds you not to feel too much (or any) pity for the neutral Russians who had to compete without a country.

Five More Russian Track Athletes Banned By RUSADA They include two European distance medalist. It’s a second offense for steepler Lyubov Kharlamova, but for some reason she only got 2 years instead of life (she hasn’t competed in years, but we don’t want her coaching).

Hop, Skip And Jump:Interesting Triple Jump Phase Review The best jumps for gold medalists Christian Taylor and Yuliamr Rojas had the shortest first phases (“hops”), but then made up for it with the longest final jump.

Which Countries Performed The Best At Worlds? If you scored it out like an NCAA meet, the US absolutely dominated with more than double the points of Kenya in second place. But Kenya had more than double the US’s points in distance events.

BBC:Why Athletics Is Still Worth Fighting For The writer tries to take away some positives from what he calls a “disappointing Worlds.” Interesting stat: If you scored the meet (not just top 3), GB would have finished 3rd, not far off Kenya.